bucks co. indexed as groh, groo, grow, crow, croo, kroh, grau wilhelm groo (groh) and catharine, a dau. eva maria, april 17, 1758. sp john popp and maria steinbach 1783, june 29, daniel althouse to julina schwenck 1839 feb 24 john groh to veronica godschalk 1852 nov 30, charles grau and sophia roth between 1747-1758 peter beisel to maria schwenk ___ amd a dau. of the young gottschalk __ and a dau. of the young gottschalk 1757 april 18, john adam willauer to anna maria linn phila. co dutweiler, felix to elisabeth schwenck, 18 sept 1753 sorber, john to maria schwenck, 7 may 1754 schwenck, david to catharine jost, oct. t, 1811 lebanon co. schwenck, john adam to salome kanter,24 marcy 1812 groh, jacob to maria spangler 17jan 18830 winter, charles to rosina knecht 19 dec 1830 kissinger, joseph to catharine gratzer, 26 aug. 1834 donaberger, david to sarah groh, 7 may 1837 kissinger, samson to rebecca roths 26 april 1843 groh, henry to leah loos 1 may 1849 groh, john to lydia keller, 23 feb 1851 groh, levi j., to anna seltzer, 25 feb 1858 groh, josiah to anna maria loos, 11 sept 1845 groh, jacob to lydia eckel 28 feb 1846 Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: Ed Wevodau Sent: Saturday, December 9, 2006 2:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PABERKS] Peter Grow & wife Hannah Gottshall (somewhat long) Good day, Thanks to all who have assisted for my various queries--this is the most helpful Listserv I have ever experienced. I am continuing a renewed look into my ancestral families of southeastern Berks County. Records from the Karver family Bible prove that my ancester Emma Barbara Ann Karver was born to parents Daniel Karver & Mary Ann Grow and that Mary Ann's parents were Peter Grow & Hannah Gottshall. I have located this family in the Earl township region of Berks County. While I have been able--via strong circumstantial evidence--to identify Hannah's father as Philipp Gottshall (son of Michael Gottshall), I have hit a stonewall with Peter Grow/Groh (or even perhaps Grau). I have been able to successfully trace Peter Grow & his wife Hannah from 1830 to 1857; however, I then lose track of Hannah (her husband died about 1856). I would appreciate any information that would help me identify the following: 1. Peter Grow's ancestry & origins. 2. Hannah Grow's residence and history after her husband's death. 3. Information on Grow children other than my ancestor Mary Ann Grow. 4. Any information as to whether the Boyertown Lutheran church (now St. John's) has burial or marriage records. [I own a copy of baptisms from 1811-1890, but the book does not indicate if other records exist.] (data follows) Sincerely, Ed Wevodau Grapevine, TX CHURCH SEARCH: Falkner Swamp Lutheran KB, New Hanover tp., Montgomery County, PA: Peter Groh m. 5 Dec 1830 Hanna Gotschall Boyertown Lutheran KB, Berks County, PA [alias St. John's Lutheran KB]: 131, 160, 10, 110, 116, 122, 132, 152 IMPORTANT: Peter Grow's surname is given as Groe, Grofe, or Groff in these records. The discrepancy is likely due to the translater's misreading of "h" in German script, which can look like an "f." It is significant to note that the surname "Grau" remains distinct in the record. Apparently Peter Grow was not related to the Grau's in the churchbook. Jonas Gerling & Salmy Groff [sic] sp ch/o John Leaver & his wife Catharina on 6 Apr 1817 Peter Grow & his wife Hannah had baptized: 1. Marian, b. 23 Jan 1832, bp. 15 Apr 1832, sp. Philip Godshall & his wife 2. Matilda, b. 9 Sep 1836, bp. 4 Nov 1836, sp. Joseph Gotshall & his wife Maria 3. Elizabeth, b. 23 Nov 1838, bp. 24 Feb 1839, sp. John Laver & Elizabeth Gotshall 4. Henry, b. 20 Jul 1841, bp. 31 Oct 1841, sp. Jacob Kettleman & Maria Roth Christoff Grau & his wife Catharina had baptized: 1. Daniel, b. 30 Dec 1819, bp. 12 Feb 1820, sp. Frederick Throt & Mary Spad Frederick Grau & his wife Catharina had baptized: 1. Rebecca, b. 7 Sep 1823, bp. 14 Dec 1823, sp. Godfrey Trexel & his wife Leowese 2. Maria, b. 26 Oct 1826, bp. 6 Jan 1827, sp. Jacob Albrecht & his wife Maria Frederick Grau & his wife Nancy (or Anna) had baptized: 1. William, b. 12 Dec 1831, bp. 26 Jan 1832, sp. Christian Shener & his wife 2. Anna, b. 2 Feb 1836, bp. 17 Jul 1836, sp. Jacob Albrecht & his wife Maria Samuel Grau & his wife Sophia had baptized: 1. Clara Virginia, b. 23 Apr 1862, bp. 10 June 1862, sp. Parents Frederick Grau & his wife sp ch/o Gotfred Trexel & his wife Luvisa on 17 Oct 1824 Daniel Grau & Sarah Ann Diehl sp ch/o Henry Hood & his wife Catharine on 26 Nov 1843 Frederick Grau & his wife Nancy sp ch/o Michael Ottinger & his wife Sarah on 10 Aug 1855 Boyertown Union Cemetery (taken from Internet resource): GRAU, Catharina (b. 1796 d. 1830) 34 yrs GRAU, William (b. 1831 d. 1844) 13 yrs GROW, Peter (b. 1805 d. 1856) 51 yrs Tax Records, Berks County, PA: Peter Groh Douglass tp.: taxed 1837-1847, 1857 [inmate all years] Earl tp.: taxed 1852-1854 [inmate all years] >From lists of poor children (1837-1841), Douglass tp.: Mary Ann Groh (b.c. 1832) Ephraim Groh (b.c. 1833) ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== [email protected] To contact the List Administrator: Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] To search the PABERKS List Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search To visit the Berks Message Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks To visit the Berks County, PA website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/ Hosted by Nancy Freehafer ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message